It's Wendy's turn to fight now, both the pool and Naval Battle with appear in the next chapter! ^_^
The fifth match of the Dai Matō Enbu between Eve and Lyon was surprising to say the least. No one was expecting the match to be a draw, but since both wizards were popular in the world of magic no one complained. There was only one more match left before the third day came to a close.
"I'm still surprised those two had a draw." Lucy admitted.
"Yeah, I thought for sure Lyon would beat that Eve guy up." Natsu agreed.
Gray smirked, "Well, at least I can make fun of Lyon for this."
"And now ladies and gentlemen lets get ready for the sixth match of day three! It's the last fight of the day, and it's sure to be an exciting one!" Mato said getting the crowd all excited.
"Fairy Tail A's Wendy Marvell versus Lamia Scale's Sherria Blendy!" Chapati announced with excitement.
Wendy stood there with a determined look on her face, "I finally get a turn!"
"Go tear 'em up kid!" Natsu and Gray encouraged.
'Wendy…' Doranbolt thought.
Sherria waved to the crowd, "Do you feel it? The love?"
Lyon smirked, "No one here realizes, just how strong Sherria's magic truly is. I can already imagine the look on Gray's face." He imagined Juvia instead.
"Gray's not the one you were thinking of." Yuka stated with a sigh.
"My joy! My sock can rest in peace knowing its been avenged! I'm so happy!" Toby cried, but everyone ignored him.
"You can't hold a man's thoughts against him." Lyon smirked with a blush.
"Go give it your all and make us proud." Jura encouraged.
"I will!" Sherria cheered.
"Lose and I will spin your head off, now quit standing around!" Oba told the girl spinning her finger.
"Heh, so Wendy's going this time." Lavi grinned.
"Wendy will do her best out there I just know it." Allen smiled.
"Do your best Wendy-chan!" Lenalee cheered.
Link hummed in thought, "Both of them use similar magic styles."
"What do you mean?" Allen looked at him.
"Sherria Blendy uses Sky God Slayer magic, while Wendy uses Sky Dragon Slayer magic." Link informed them.
"Sherria's a god slayer too?!" Allen exclaimed.
"That's right." Link said.
Lavi grinned, "This match is gonna be interesting."
"All right competitors come on down to the arena! Its time to get this party started!" Mato announced.
Sherria ran out towards the field only to trip over a tiny rock and fall down flat on her face.
Wendy ran over to help her, "Oh, my goodness! Your not injured are you?!" she fell down the same way Sherria did flat on her face.
Lavi and Allen face palmed, "This is impossible…"
"Don't say that!" Lenalee frowned at them.
Yukino looked around, "Oh my, Link-sama and Kanda-sama aren't here anymore."
"Eh?" Both boys said.
"Hm? What's this? It looks like both Link and Kanda from Archangels have gone down to the field." Chapati announced making everyone look down.
Sherria felt someone pick her up and set her down gently on the ground, looking up she saw it was Link, "Link!" she smiled.
"You should be more careful Sherria-san," Link told her, "One of these days you could seriously get yourself injured. Please try to be more careful."
"I will!" Sherria blushed with a smile.
Wendy felt someone pick her up by the back of her collar setting her back down on the ground, looking up she saw it was Kanda, "Kanda-san!" she smiled.
"Didn't I tell you watch your step before?" Kanda said almost like he was scolding her.
"I'm sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going!" Wendy bowed in apology making Kanda sigh.
"Just be careful next time." He fixed her hair making her smile.
"I will!" Wendy smiled.
"How adorable! Link and Kanda from Archangels are showing brotherly love towards Wendy and Sherria!" Chapati announced and the females in the crowd swooned by the interaction.
"It is adorable in its own way." Yajima smiled.
"A real show of brotherly kindness." Lahar smiled himself.
Lavi and Allen snickered making Lenalee roll her eyes at them, while Yukino smiled nervously.
"Yuu being a big brother? I'd love to see that! She'll probably call him Yuu-nii-chan!" Lavi snickered.
"I think it suits him." Allen snickered.
"Allen-kun, Lavi, leave him alone." Lenalee chided them both.
Yukino merely smiled.
Link smiled at Sherria, "I'll take my leave then, good luck with your match."
"Thanks! I'll give it my all!" Sherria promised him.
Kanda gave Wendy a stern but gentle look, "Don't lose."
Wendy smiled giving him a determined look, "Hai!"
Both men left the arena leaving the fight to the girls, and hopefully they won't fall down again.
Wendy and Sherria turned towards each other.
Wendy greeted herself first, "Hi, I'm Wendy it's nice to meet you."
Sherria greeted back, "Yeah, same to you."
Doranbolt looked down at the arena, 'Incredible. Even from here, its clear to see that Wendy's improved by leaps and bounds.'
Mavis stared down at the pink haired girl, "There's something odd about Sherria's magic power."
"Awww, this is gonna be the cutest little battle in Dai Matō Enbu history! You girls have fun and give it your very best out there okay?!" Chapati told them with hearts in his eyes waving his butt around.
Lahar gave him a deadpanned look, "Sit down."
"And stop waving your rump at me." Yajima commented.
They felt a murderous aura coming from Archangels and saw it was Kanda. He was glaring right at Chapati making him sweat bullets and sat down without another word making Lahar and Yajima chuckle. Serves him right.
Elsewhere Jellal, Meredy, and Ultear felt that strange Zeref like presence, "Feel that? We've struck gold!" Meredy said.
Ultear blinked with a shocked expression on her face, "Its him…"
"Jellal! Did you sense it too?!" Meredy asked via telepathy.
"It's coming from the coliseum! I'm heading there now! Stand down!" Jellal ordered.
"Understood!" Meredy said.
"Please be careful out there." Ultear told him.
Jellal was running towards the coliseum in thought, 'The presence finally shows itself, but why now? And more importantly, why do I sense a faint presence of one of the Archangels mixed in with it? Could they be involved after all?'
"We're all set for the final match of day three!" Chapati announced.
The gong sounded.
"And…BEGIN!" Mato said from the arena quickly getting away.
Both girls stared at each other.
'Good luck Wendy. I have faith in you.' Doranbolt smiled down at the arena.
"I can't wait to see Gray's reaction to Sherria, he'll freak." Lyon smirked.
"I wish I could see Lyon's face when Wendy wins the match." Gray smirked.
"Look at the expression on Wendy's face," Lucy observed the girl's expression and it reminded her of someone, "Its gone completely serious but it looks like she picked it up from someone."
"I think your right," Erza looked over at Archangels, "I think I might know who."
"Huh?" Natsu blinked.
"These little wizards are just too adorable for words! You could overdose on their cuteness!" Chapati smiled.
"Is this young lady a newer member of the Fairy Tail guild?" Yajima asked Lahar.
"Yes, I've only met her briefly. But I'll say this, she's an exceptionally brave wizard." Lahar complimented.
Wendy closed her eyes, 'This is what I've been training for! I have to give it all I've got! I also promised Kanda-san that I wouldn't lose! I have to give it my all in this fight, so I don't let him down!' she thought, "Ready?!"
Sherria nodded.
"Enchantment!" Wendy said her body started glowing and she began to say the incantation:
O swift wind that dashes through the heavens!
Banīa (VERNIER)!
She was engulfed in blue magic aura as she said the incantation impressing Sherria:
O strength of arms to cleave the heavens!
Āmuzu (ARMS)!
She boosted up her offensive power:
Āmā (ARMOR)!
"Tenryū no Yokugeki (Sky Dragon's Wing Attack)!" generating a large whirlwind with her arms which twists and rotates towards Sherria.
Sherria managed to dodge it but Wendy didn't falter or freak out, she had to stay calm.
Sherria was in the air, "Tenjin no Boreasu (Sky God's Boreas)!" gathering two spiraling black currents which generate together in her open hands she sent it at Wendy, the attack taking the shape of a massive whirlwind.
"Black wind?!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Wendy!" Carla cried out.
"Dammit I can't see anything!" Gray grit his teeth.
Thanks to her enchantments Wendy managed to bypass the large whirlwind and appear before Sherria taking her by surprise, "Tenryū no Saiga (Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang)!" cloaking her hand in a whirlwind of wind she slashed Sherria across the stomach shredding her clothes making the girl stumble backwards to get some distance.
'That was amazing! I didn't even see her move until she was right in front of me.' Sherria thought preparing for another attack, "Tenjin no Dogō (Sky God's Bellow)!" she sent a torrent of black wind from her mouth towards Wendy.
Wendy narrowed her eyes, 'I can do that too!' she thought, "Tenryū no Hōkō (Sky Dragon's Roar)! She sent a torrent of wind towards the black breath attack. At first it appeared to be cancelling it out until it pushed forward overriding it, slamming into Sherria.
Sherria managed to recompose herself, "Not bad, let's see how you like this?" she smiled, "Tenjin no Mai (Sky God's Dance)!" she got close enough to Wendy rotating her torso, while extending her arms outwards sending a massive spiraling current of black wind that lifted Wendy in the air.
Wendy remained calm though, 'This might be the right time to use my new technique, here it goes!' she thought, "Tenryū no Tatsumaki (Sky Dragon's Tornado)!" generating wind from both arms she shot them downward capturing Sherria lifting her in the air catching her off guard.
"What is this?!" Sherria yelled then cried out as the whirlwind shredded some of her clothes and cutting her slightly.
Wendy was still in the air and went for another attack, "Tenryū no Kagizume (Sky Dragon's Claw)!" generating a large wind from her feet she kicked Sherria in the stomach making her crash into the ground.
Lyon paled visibly, "No way! Impossible! The Sky's ultimate magic…and she's getting tossed aside like some kind of rag doll! Just how powerful is that girl?!"
Team Natsu smirked at Wendy's progress.
"She's gotten much more stronger, I'm proud of her." Erza complimented.
"Yeah she's totally kicking butt out there!" Natsu grinned.
Gray smirked, "Knew the kid would be fine."
Lucy smiled.
"You can do it Wendy-chan!" Lenalee cheered.
"They're both really strong, but I didn't think Wendy was this strong." Allen watched how Wendy sent that kick towards the girl.
Link nodded, "Sherria is no slouch that I assure you, but it appears Wendy is no pushover either."
"Obviously." Kanda said with a hint of pride in his voice.
"This is insane! Wendy Marvell is showing no mercy at all folks!" Chapati announced.
"Both of them are equally strong, but it appears young Wendy here isn't holding back." Yajima complimented.
Lahar smiled, "Very impressive."
Sherria stood up shaking a little, "Lyon told me about you…he said there was someone in Fairy Tail with magic similar to my own."
Wendy looked a little worried for her, "Maybe I'm overdoing it, are you okay?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine," As if to prove her point she started healing herself, "By the way, I can sense that your holding back a little. You'll never beat me if you do that."
Wendy smiled, "Your holding back too, your Sky God Slayer magic is very strong and should be able to resist my own slayer magic. Maybe we should both stop holding back?"
"Just what I was thinking," Sherria smirked, "Tenjin no Boreasu (Sky God's Boreas)!" she sent black wind towards Wendy.
"Tenryū no Yokugeki (Sky Dragon's Wing Attack)!" Wendy sent her on sky attack canceling out Sherria's previous one taking her by surprise.
'No way! I used that attack at full power! How did she cancel it out?!' Sherria thought.
Wendy took a deep breath the wind around her gathering as well as the same foreign energy coming off from Allen and the others taking them by surprise.
"Is that…" Lavi trailed off not believing his eyes.
"Innocence?! But how?!" Allen exclaimed.
Link had a thought, "It would appear she absorbed some of the innocence coming off from all of you. Since the wizards here can absorb the Ethernano in the atmosphere it shouldn't be all that surprising they can absorb foreign energy as well just like we've been doing since we got here."
"Does that mean that we've been giving the members of Fairy Tail some of out innocence by accident?" Lenalee questioned.
"That appears to be the case," Link frowned, "I am all too glad that Leverrier is not here, he wouldn't hesitate to try and experiment on Wendy or the other wizards here."
They all frowned knowing he was right.
"You see that?!" Gray exclaimed.
"No way! Since when did Wendy learn to do that?!" Natsu cried.
"I'm…not sure…" Lucy wondered that herself.
Erza's eyes grew wide, 'It's the same foreign energy coming from Archangels! Did she absorb some of their foreign energy?!'
Wendy's eyes were still closed calling forth the strange foreign like energy that wanted to be released, 'I can feel it! This energy belongs to Kanda-san!' her eyes snapped open, 'I'll be borrowing some of your energy, Kanda-san!'
"Tenjin no Dogō (Sky God's Bellow)!" Sherria sent a black torrent of wind towards Wendy.
"Inosensuryuu no Hōkō (Innocence Sky Dragon's Roar)!" Wendy shot out a blast of green and wind tornado from her mouth that broke through Sherria's roar completely, crashing into the girl making her cry out in pain as she went flying.
"Sherria!" Lyon cried out.
"This is no longer considered just a friendly match" Jura frowned watching the girl get beaten down mercilessly, "This has now become a full blown battle."
Sherria stood up slowly, 'My fatigue is showing…guess I'll have to use that to end the match.' She thought, "Metsujin Ōgi: Amatsu no Murakumo (God Slayer's Secret Art: Heavenly Gathering of Clouds)!" extending her arms outward with her palms open with black air gathering and spiraling around her, she lifted her hands towards the sky, gathering more around her. Four heavenly wings composed of black air sprouted from the part focused on her body while the feathers scattered, around her and went towards Wendy.
Wendy took a deep breath spreading her arms out, 'If she's going all out then so will I!' she thought. The wind around Wendy changed as a magic circle appeared below her as well as some of the wind she gathered began to slowly disperse Sherria's attack.
Sherria looked around, "What's going on?"
Wendy trapped Sherria in her own wind barrier preventing her from escaping, "Metsuryū Ōgi: Shōha Innosensusen (Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Shattering Light: Innocence Drill)!" moving her arm counter-clockwise the wind barrier around them contract inwards around Sherria sending her flying upwards and into the air as she cried out then came crashing back down to the ground.
Sherria tried to get up but couldn't and just lay there on the ground defeated.
There was a tense silence for awhile before the crowd went wild with cheers as did Fairy Tail.
"INCREDIBLE! Wendy Marvell ends the match with a devastating finishing move! The winner is Fairy Tail A's Wendy Marvell earning 10 points! Lamia Scale's Sherria Blendy earns 3 points!" Chapati announced.
"That was an amazing match," Yajima complimented, "I'm proud to see to see such young wizards reach their full potential."
"Its obvious young Wendy Marvell's really improved since the last time I saw her." Lahar smiled.
Wendy walked over to Sherria and extended a hand out towards her, "Are you okay?"
Sherria smiled weakly "Yeah, I'm okay…" she took the girls hand as she helped her stand up.
"That was a fun match!" Wendy smiled.
Sherria smiled, "Yeah it really was."
"Would you like to be riends?" Wendy asked suddenly.
"Sure!" Sherria's eyes lightened with happiness and the girls laughed.
"What a show of good sportsmanship!" Chapati commented.
"All right, Wendy won!" Timothy grinned.
Lenalee smiled, "That was amazing! Did you see that final move she did?!"
"She's amazing isn't she?" Allen smiled.
"Fairy Tail's full of amazing people." Lavi grinned.
Kanda smirked, "Not bad."
Link smiled, "Sherria-san did her best as well, I'm proud of her."
Sherry blinked, "I cant believe she actually lost."
"Me neither." Yuka admitted.
Oba wasn't happy, "How dare you lose! I'll spin you!"
"I still can't believe Sherria was so easily defeated." Lyon still couldn't believe it.
"I admit I'm surprised myself but she did well." Jura complimented.
"That's how we do things in Fairy Tail!" Natsu grinned.
"Wendy's really gotten better at battling hasn't she?" Lucy smiled.
"No doubt about that." Gray smirked.
Erza was still wondering how she was able to absorb that foreign energy and looked over at Archangel's, 'Did they somehow infect her with this foreign energy of theirs?'
"And with that the third day of the games is over with! Tomorrow is a day off so the competitors can relax tomorrow! Don't forget to check the score boards!" Chapati announced.
Third Day Ranking
1st ARCHANGELS 70P
2nd FAIRY TAIL TEAM A & B 60P
3rd MERMAID HEEL 34P
4th LAMIA SCALE 33P
5th BLUE PEGASUS 32P
6th SABERTOOTH 23P
7th QUATRO PUPPIES 16P
RAVEN TAIL DISQUALIFIED
"Sabertooth's in sixth place now." Lavi observed.
"Who cares." Kanda said uninterested.
Yukino didn't voice it but she thought the same thing. She gave Lavi a gentle look then grabbed his hand squeezing it slightly, 'If Lavi-sama hadn't come when he did…' she didn't even wanna think about it.
Lavi felt her squeeze his hand and he returned the gesture in kind.
Allen was on his way over to his team when he felt someone pull on his coat making him turn around. The person was wearing a black cloak and hood that covered their face but he could tell it was a woman.
"Um, I'm sorry but can I help you?" Allen asked.
The woman said nothing and instead took something out from underneath her cloak and handed it to him much to his confusion, "You want me to take this?"
She nodded.
Allen took it and noticed that it was a brown journal, "Is this-eh? She's gone?" he looked around but she was nowhere to be found, "Where did she go?"
"Oi Allen, hurry up!" Lavi yelled getting his attention.
Allen snapped his head in his teams direction, "Ah, yes I'm coming!" he ran over to them not seeing that Jellal saw the whole interaction between him and the mysterious woman.
"I see…so that's how it is." Jellal said.
Meanwhile the hooded figure was walking down the streets of Crocus going straight into the alley to get away from the crowd. Sitting down on some crate boxes the woman sighed but felt something nib her cheek making her smile a little. Looking closely the thing that nipped her cheek was a black golem similar to Timcanpy. She rubbed its head making it purr in delight, "I'm okay…Ur-Campy."
The black golem rubbed up against her cheek then settled on her shoulder making her show a small smile, "I gave him the journal…now all we have to do is wait for the right moment. I won't fail them…I will ensure we protect their future," she stood up, "Let's go, Ur-Campy." And with that she walked away into the shadows.
Next Time: Dai Matō Enbu: Naval Battle Event!